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| ขัน khanR |  |
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| 1. | ขัน | khanR | a bowl or basin used for dipping water |
| 2. | ขันหมาก | khanR maakL | tray of gifts (from the groom to the bride's family); tray containing betels and areca to the bride's home as a troth |
| 3. | ขัน | khanR | twist; turn |
| 4. | ขัน | khanR | active; energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic |
| 5. | ขัน | khanR | [is] amused; amusing; funny; jocular; comic; comical; humourous; laughable; ridiculous |
| 6. | น่าขัน | naaF khanR | [is] ridiculous; cockamamy |
| 7. | ขัน | khanR | coo; crow; roost |
| 8. | ขัน | khanR | [euphonious suffix] |
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| Phonemic Thai | ขัน |
| IPA | kʰǎn |
| Royal Thai General System | khan |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | a bowl or basin used for dipping water | ||
| classifier | ใบ  | baiM | [numerical classifier for bottles, drinking glasses, backpacks, money, leaves, sheets, cards and other flat objects]; [colloquial classifier for eggs] |
| examples | ขันตักน้ำ | khanR dtakL naamH | dipper; water ladle |
| กรวดน้ำคว่ำขัน | gruaatL naamH khwamF khanR | to sever, break off or completely end a relationship with someone | |
| ลงขัน | lohngM khanR | to contribute money; to donate; [lit.] to place money in the collection bowl | |
| พนันขันต่อ | phaH nanM khanR dtaawL | to game; to gamble [with a euphonious suffix] | |
| การพนันขันต่อ | gaanM phaH nanM khanR dtaawL | gambling | |
| sample sentences | นักกีฬาจะสร้างจินตนาการว่าเขาจะหลอกล่อคู่แข่งขันอย่างไรก่อนลงแข่งจริง nakH geeM laaM jaL saangF jinM dtaL naaM gaanM waaF khaoR jaL laawkL laawF khuuF khaengL khanR yaangL raiM gaawnL lohngM khaengL jingM "The athlete will create a mental image of some way to fool his opponent before the real match begins." | ||
| as a prefix | ขันหมาก | khanR maakL | tray of gifts (from the groom to the bride's family); tray containing betels and areca to the bride's home as a troth |
| 2. ขันหมาก khanR maakL [noun] | |||
| definition | tray of gifts (from the groom to the bride's family); tray containing betels and areca to the bride's home as a troth | ||
| classifier | ใบ | baiM | [numerical classifier for bottles, drinking glasses, backpacks, money, leaves, sheets, cards and other flat objects]; [colloquial classifier for eggs] |
| sample sentence | ขบวนขันหมากเริ่มเคลื่อนขบวนออกจากบ้านเจ้าบ่าวตามฤกษ์ยามที่กำหนด khaL buaanM khanR maakL reermF khleuuanF khaL buaanM aawkL jaakL baanF jaoF baaoL dtaamM reerkF yaamM theeF gamM nohtL "The marriage procession [carrying gifts to the bride's parents] has begun moving from the groom's house [to the bride's resident] at the designated auspicious time." | ||
| 3. [verb] | |||
| definition | twist; turn | ||
| example | ขันให้แน่น | khanR haiF naaenF | to tighten |
| 4. [adjective] | |||
| definition | active; energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic | ||
| examples | แข็งขัน | khaengR khanR | energetic; diligent |
| ขยันขันแข็ง | khaL yanR khanR khaengR | [is] (mentally) hardworking; industrious; diligent; assiduous | |
| ประชันขันแข่ง | bpraL chanM khanR khaengL | to compete; to rival; contend; be in the running; challenge; contest; vie | |
| ขันอาสา | khanR aaM saaR | to volunteer | |
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| 5. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] amused; amusing; funny; jocular; comic; comical; humourous; laughable; ridiculous | ||
| related words | ขบขัน | khohpL khanR | amused; funny; be amused; humorous; amusing |
| ขำ | khamR | [is] amused or amusing | |
| ขำขัน | khamR khanR | comical; funny | |
| ตลก | dtaL lohkL | [is] funny; comedic | |
| หัว | huaaR | to laugh; to giggle; to chuckle | |
| หัวร่อ | huaaR raawF | [a variation of หัวเราะ] to laugh | |
| หัวเราะ | huaaR rawH | to laugh | |
| หัวเราะก๊าก | huaaR rawH gaakH | to burst into a loud guffaw | |
| หัวเราะกิ๊ก | huaaR rawH gikH | to emit a suppressed laugh | |
| หัวเราะคิก | huaaR rawH khikH | to giggle | |
| ฮา | haaM | to guffaw | |
| examples | มีอารมณ์ขัน | meeM aaM rohmM khanR | be humorous; good-humored |
| ขำขัน | khamR khanR | comical; funny | |
| อารมณ์ขัน | aaM rohmM khanR | a sense of humor | |
| 6. น่าขัน naaF khanR [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] ridiculous; cockamamy | ||
| related words | น่าขำ! | naaF khamR | funny; musing; amused; to feel amused; cockamamy |
| น่าหัวร่อ! | naaF huaaR raawF | cockamamy; ridiculous; laughable; comic; comical; farcical; funny; gelastic; ludicrous; risible | |
| น่าหัวเราะ | naaF huaaR rawH | ridiculous; laughable; cockamamy | |
| 7. [verb] | |||
| definition | coo; crow; roost | ||
| examples | นกเขาขัน | nohkH khaoR khanR | (of a man's genitals) to get hard; to get an erection |
| ไก่ขัน | gaiL khanR | a cock's crow | |
| 8. | |||
| definition | [euphonious suffix] | ||
| examples | แข่งขัน | khaengL khanR | to vie; compete; contend |
| การแข่งขัน | gaanM khaengL khanR | competition; match; tournament; sports contest; sporting event; sporting match; race; game | |
| as a suffix | กวดขัน | guaatL khanR | [is] strict |
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